Looks like more of the same from last year. The defense appears to be slightly improved but the offense is weak. Marginal running game and only a few legitimate receiving threats. So the opponents cover those guys up and they watch Orton stand in a collapsing pocket. They know he won't run so they don't have to worry about defending for that. If the Raiders had played to their potential and stopped all of the dumb penalties, it would have been a much larger margin of defeat.

So the season did start last Thursday. But lots more to come. It must be a little different for the players to have a shorter time to prepare for this season cuz of the lockout. I think many teams are seeing there short comings. Some more than others.